A Century of Population Growth: From the First Census of the U.S. to the Twelfth 1790-1900; Compiled by the U.S. Government; Published 1909 ; Reprinted 1989 by Heritage Quest; 315 pp; Hard Cover;ISBN# 9780806303321; Item # A0131

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This reference title relates histories of censuses that were taken in the United States and Europe. It reports population in the Colonial and Continental periods, population of counties and their subdivisions, white and Black population, and proportion of children in white population. A Century of Population Growth also contains information on surnames of the white population in 1790, nationality as indicated by names of heads of families reported at the first census, interstate migration, foreign born population, statistics of slaves, and occupations and wealth.

Chapter titles include:

Population in the Colonial and Continental Periods

The United States in 1790

The first Census of the United States

Area and Total Population

Population of Counties and Their Subdivisions

White and Negro Population

Sex and Age of the White Population

Analysis of the Family

Proportion of Children in the White Population

Surnames of the White Population in 1790

Nationality as Indicated by Names of Heads of Families Reported at the First Census